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Yours of the 11th inst. was duly welcomed. I have communicated with Mr. Everett on the subject, & regret to find that he is to be at Rochester, N.Y. on the 15th proxo [proximo] & that the whole of that week will be so occupied as to render it impossible for him to be at Washington. I am the more sorry for it, because my own engagements leave me little hope of being able

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Boston 17 Nov. 1858

My Dear Sir,

Yours of the 11th inst. was duly welcomed. I have communicated with Mr. Everett on the subject, & regret to find that he is to be at Rochester, N.Y. on the 15th proxo [proximo] & that the whole of that week will be so occupied as to render it impossible for him to be at Washington. I am the more sorry for it, because my own engagements leave me little hope of being able